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Tsuba with design of demon confronting a ghostly apparition
Japanese
Edo period–Meiji era
mid to late 19th century
Medium/Technique
Main material: iron; other metals: gold, shakudo and copper; silvered metal sekigane; decorative technique: takabori, zogan
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 8.2 x 0.6 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Charles Goddard Weld Collection
Accession Number11.5493
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CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsArms and armor
Catalogue Raisonné
141
Signed
Genshosai Masaharu, with kao
玄松斎政春（花押）
玄松斎政春（花押）
Provenance1890, Charles Goddard Weld Collection; bequest to MFA, Boston, December 7, 1911.